BOHEMIA NUGGET. COTTAGE GROVE . . OREGON. mm or i mt WILL REMOVE OBSTACLES. Colombia Want Us to Control the Canal Route. WASHINGTON. March IS. Snor Martinez SI I vela, BilBlster of foreign affairs (or the republic of Colombia, and at present accredited as Colom bian minister to Washington, bad an other conference with Secretary Hay I tonight in connection with the in- formal discussion concerning the Pan ; a ma canal route lying within Colombia. It cannot be said that any formal ne- igotiatioBS are under way, or even arc 'oDea. but the presence of Sllrela here Aa inttrutinj CoDtction d Rtna Fron the 1 at this time gives assurance that if Tw iMnhmi Prtiatti in a i there Is any disposition on the part 5 Condense! Form. One fireman was killed and three others injured in a Pittsburg fire. Bids will soon be asked for con struction of Skagway-Juneau cable. Eugene A new opera house is to built at Bugene. !of the American authorities to take up the canal question with the Cokm .Man government, the latter is now 'disposed to remove any obstacles on I her part In the way of adoption of that route. It is recognized that there are three parties to any negotiations which would be undertaken nanielv. There Is no change In the Anglo-1 the United States government, the Russian railway dispute at Tien Tsin. Colombian government and the French Seventh Infantry, stationed at Van- i company. The purpose is to see if couvcr barracks, has been ordered to there Is any means of reconciling the Manila. , interests and of disposing of alt three ... . i parties. Dr. Sllvela said today that JI i?J fiituS .1 JnwKl'lt" French projectors had a conces ed as the result of an explosion on a!B,on wh,ch bVbeen renewed for sis years, but If the American government ' rri. r ... , rt , I . . ... . . I ill 111 ' Dooiu buq tminu Aravncan ueiirea me ranama route, ne saiu. i H h)i mmi republics will enter the conference of j there can be an arrangement effected "Suune company. American republics. to meet the As a result of student demonstra- the recent report lions at several points. Russia has de- mission. tlared a state of siege. Eagle Point It Is reported from Hlehwavmon held ud a Wichita car SAMPSON-SCHLEY CONTROVERSY Usfe Point that early frosts have not THE PAN-AMERICAN" Arrangements Nearly Completed Will Open May 1. HUFFALO. N. Y.. March 18. It lias been decided to open the Pan-Amerl- r , , , c aii n -i can exposition May 1. At that t mo items Of Interest From All Parts President McKlnley nnd hlH cablnti.t r ,. r. . ire expected to be on their way to 0 the M2te. lbe ,,a'clflc cot. n Is proposed to connect the president's train by tele graph with the temple of music. 1)1 COMMERCIAL AND nNANClAl HAPPENINGS reel telegraphic communication wl ilso be established with the executlu nt n.n TirculilHnts of all the re- . n . . r. j l r JL j i nubllcs of the Western hemisphere A BrkI Rtvlcvr ol the Growth and Ireprov.- P"We o0Ta0r KenerB, of Canada. mtnu ol trie Many ineuitriti inroujrt. out Our Thriving Commonwullh. lock. HuffBlo time, they will all bo requested to touch electric buttons In their olllces. which will start pieces of machinery nt the 'exposition. At the same time It l expected that each will transmit a Athena Athena has elected T. D. message of greeting. Page school director and J. W. Smith ! President McKlnley. from his Bi't clerk. clal car, surrounded by Ills cabinet. Baker Clty-The Baker City post- UlC ,,Etnn ' transmH o?er tnS macnine. , my u ,t ,g pr0IKMW to hold Im- The Dalles The Dalles treasurer loosing dedicatory ceremonies when It had an available cash balance March !B expected that Vice-President Hooso 1 of $1,656.64. rcit Governor Odoll and a Urge nuni- Eugene A large electric trans- ber of national ami ner has arrived at Eugene for the 'nclals will be present, a '"" tine company, iably between Juno 9 nnd II. will be f .1 I n n.t 1rnJil,lMn('lt l!HV. W requirements set forth in 1 Baker City Improvements to cost ireBjent McKlnley and his party, eport of the Walker com- JSO.000 will be made in the Warshuei-1 JJT" rueturn Xrom lue coast, will IfiTIi Pirc in a Boston Newspaper Building. HID PKOOIRUADERS ARE THE VICTIMS Injured growing wheat present when on bo Taft Commission's Plan. New York. March 10. A Washing- IS -A special PcndIetoa watr watem have arrived 'The Taft ""n'"' h"r.c"?r ! proof roadow. whoso situation was 1 SS.g JS. be,ns 60ld tor l- 15 iSSJf &'V"&Vl$0't cr.t.ca'l. Panic stricken, they nd rob hd and nhnt th mntorman. . .... . There were no passengers. f h. V, Pendleton Water meters for the ton dlBpatch to the 'l Imes says me American consular agent at NEW YOKK, March Barcelona, Venezuola, has again been from Washington says arrested by that government. are deenlv Interested in the deslrns Jessie Morrison, who killed Mrs. ; to be placed by the nary upon the Gold Hill It Is reported that a rich Castle at Eldorado, Kan,, furnished a bronxe medals to be awarded to of- three-foot vein of gold-bearing quartz 15,000 bond and will be released. fleers who distinguished themselves I has been struck on the old Clock place . ,. , v, ,.,, , during the war and subsequently. , near Gold Hill. mlne. K .1 O"' "M.la Perry-The Grand Ronde Lumber lighting fire and black damp In the lue. T",e 01 M?.Z, u ".u Company will start up its mill at Per- mine lor several days. Upptrrloon ol the Adv.rtl.tr Ollkc lluiwd Oul-Moii of lh Employci Eiwpcil lo n Adolnln Roof. nOSTON. March 18 Three lives sacrificed, nenrly a doxen nwn more or less Injured, uml ninny lliotisnnds of dollnrs of daningo were the resultx of n lire In tho Dally Advertiser nnd Ilecord'B seven-story, gray front build ing In Newspaper How tonlglit- How the flro slnrted Is not known, but It wns first seen In the pressroom. It spread to the elevator well, nnd dnrtod lo the top so rapidly that be fore the occupants of the two upper lloors were awnro that the building was on flro their rooms were filled with flames and smoke. In tho editorial room on the sixth floor there were but live men. All had to run for their lives. On the upper floor, occupied by the compos ing room, were 18 comiKJsers and meoai, on one sme or wnicn was me , rv this week. Ahnnt 4 nnn nnn font nroflle In bas-relief of Admiral Dewev. ' nf in - nn knnH Thn nlvelanrl drv pnnrln firm nfiCnm. nt hA fwtaa Mmlnl I narln, Parmalee & Tiite was placed Sampson urge that the medal to be i Colulle Farmers on the north fork In tho hands of a receiver. The firm's ! given to officers who participated in , J .tne Coqullle report hay scarce In debts aggregate 1100,000. Jim Harris was found guilty of mur der In the first degree for killing J. H. Allen, a wealthy Ottumwa, Kan., merchant. This will mean a life sentence. Lieutenant August Xewkirk Maher, United States navy, died at Vallejo, Cat, from apoplexy. He entered the naval academy from Kansas, and graduated In the class of 18S0. Robert Walsh, said to be the miss ing son of a prominent lumberman of Saginaw, Mich., was murdered in a garret in St, Louis in the course of a quarrel over the spoils of a robbery. John Enoch Pond, a member of the Berkeley high school, has been ap pointed the first naval cadet from the Hawaiian islands. The appointment was recommended by Delegate wll cox. Young Pond Is the son of Lieu tenant Commander Charles F. Pond, at Honolulu. Arthur Bronson Townscnd, the man thought to have attempted suicide in Montreal, Is a member of a well known New York family, wealthy, and a bachelor. He belongs to exclusive clubs, and for several months lived In the Brcvoort House. His mother la In Paris. Storms continue throughout tho Lake region. Henderson, the negro murderer, was burned at the stake. Mgr. Cbapelle will remain In the Philippines for the present. The Twenty -seventh volunteers have returned to San Francisco. England Is sending foodstuffs to Pretoria to feed the Boers after the surrender. Colonel W. J. Clift, one of the most noted criminal lawyers In the South, la dead at Chattanooga. In the opinion of a large cattle dealer, vrlces of stock will never de cline to the low level of several years ago. The last convention of Oregon wool- growers, at The Dalles, was the most successful the association has ever held. Henry L. Lessler, a lawyer. Is dead at Kansas City, aged 77. He was for 13 years consul to the Falkland Islands. A passenger train was ditched near Soldier, Kan., In which 11 passengers were injured. The express car caught fire. Carnegie announces his retirement, and gives $5,000,000 for the pension ing of old and disabled employes of his company. I the Santiago battle should have the j )ba P?rt of f, country; but stock profile of that officer. In order to pro- Is In fine condition. vent any controversy on the subject, Henderson The wagon brldee at Secretary Long has referred the mat-1 Henderson station, which went out ter to the board of awards, of which with the last freshet, is replaced and Assistant Secretary Hackett Is chair-' opened for travel. man. None of tne members of this board participated in the West Indian operations, with the exception of Rear Admiral Watson, who has taken no part In the Schley-Sampson con troversy. In addition to awarding medals to the officers and men who served with distinction in the Santiago campaign. Secretary Long, In accordance with the authority granted him, will con fer medals upon officers and men who participated in the Samoan, Chinese and Philippines campaigns. IS GERMANY LIABLE7 Alderman James A. Cherry, of Den ver, was instantly killed by falling from the sixth floor of the Arapahoe building to the ground floor. Tho boiler of an engine pulling a coal train on the Lehigh Valley rail road exploded nead Mud Run, N. J and three men were killed. Sherman Harris, a negro, was lynched at Spellman, Ga. Harris killed Sidney King, a young merchant and farmer, In an altercation, Charles H. Rowan, the ex-matrl-monlal agent, has been found guilty of an attempt to bribe United States officials ut Milwaukee. He offered 92,500 to the officials. Joseph W. Sheldon, of Washington, baa been appointed receiver of the suspended First National bank at Miles, Mich. Twenty thousand dol lars of forged paper has been found. Tho 25th annual meeting of the Cattlo Raisers' Association In Texas adopted a resolution recommondlng that congress provide an assistant to the secretary of agriculture to have charge of livestock interests. Holland gave Wilbelmlna a now crown costing 20,000. A Chicago cattle company bought 443,000 acres of grazing and mineral land In Now Mexico, An animal heretofore unknown, re sembling both tho horse and tho ze bra, 1ms been discovered In tho Congo forests. Now York commission merchants are sending representatives to Cuba to purchase products for shipment to this country. She May Be Obliged to Pay for Dam ages In Samoa. NEW YORK, March 15. Germany's' responsibility for the troubles that oc curred In Samoa three years ago, and resulted in the killing of American and British officers and men and the partition of the Samoan islands will be determined by King Oscar of Nor way and Sweden. According to a special to the Her ald from Washington, Great Britain and Germany have completed their briefs of the property claims filed by the subjects of each, which grew out of the military operations of the Eng llsh and American forces. The state department at Washington has prac tically completed Its brief. The docu ment will not be made public until submitted to the royal arbitrator, but It is understood that while It does not directly mention the part Germany played In the Samoan troubles, there are pointed references to the activity of certain foreign agents. These references are to be reinforced by an attorney, wno win be sent to Stock holm as the, American representative, If the American contention should be established, Germany would have to pay damages to both Great Britain and the United States for losses sus tained In Samoa. During the Samoan troubles, Great Britain acted in concert with the United States and was disposed tc hold Germany responsible. Whether, after the change In the relations, she Is willing to reassert the views then entertained. Is a question that win b determined only when her brief Is submitted. THE THIRTIETH RETURN8. Transport Hancock Brings Home a Regiment or Volunteers. SAN FRANCISCO, March 15. Tho transport Hancock has arrived from Manila with the Thirtieth United States volunteer infantry. There were In all 875 people on board, of which number 2C are army officers and 738 non-commissioned officers and men of tho Thirtieth volunteers. The reg Imcnt Is composed of men from Mich Igan, Illinois and Indiana, tho Mich igan men predominating. Tho Han cock also brought 72 prisoners and discharged soldiers, who were deport ed on a military order. Among the prisoners on tho Han cock wore two under life sentence James Dugan, Eleventh cavalry, who killed a comrade during a quarrel, nnd Ellwood Morgan, a negro, Forty ninth Infantry, who assaulted a Fili pino woman. Brigadier General Camp bell was among the cabin passengers. Northwest Postofflces. Washington, March 15. A postofllco has been established at Agate, Jack son coun.y, Or., on tho route from Tolo to Eagles Point. Jefferson F, Grlgsby has been appointed postmaster. An ofllco has also been established at Grant, Mason county, Wash., with John II. Blllo as postmaster. Blizzard In Wisconsin. Milwaukee. March 16, Reports from points in Eastern Wisconsin indicate that tho worst blizzard of tho season Is prevailing. Glonwood roports all trains from six to eight hours late. Nov Richmond roports a foot of snow. Marlnotto sends a similar report. A Cumberland special reports that tho blizzard In Northeastern Wisconsin Is tho worst In years. Grand Rapids re ports all tho roads hlockod. Mono mlnoo roports six Inches of snow and tho worst storm of tho season. Foots Creek Several tons of ore from the Dixie Queen mine, in the Foots Creek district, arc said to have Melded over $100 a ton. Lakevlew The old electric system for lighting the town of Lakevlew has been discontinued, and will be re placed by the town plant. Eagle Point There Is considerable anxiety over the proposed ditch from Hsh Lake to the valley, fears being entertained that tho company will take so much water out of the streams that there will not be enough left for Irrigating purposes and to run the grist mill. Pilot Rock A painful accident oc curred at the Warner sawmill, twelve miles south of Pilot Rock. Will War ner, while riding on a log carriage, was struck on tho head, and while stunned leaned over In such a man ner that a large piece of flesh was cut out of his thigh by the saw Unity It is reported from Unity, on upper Burnt river, that there was a disastrous fire In that burg. James Payton's general merchandise store was totally destroyed, Including quite a stock of goods The building was practically new, two stories high, the upper story being usea as a danco ban. Ashland A petition has been for warded to Washington for the pro posed iree rural delivery route south of Ashland. The route reaches from Ashland eight miles to W. H. Shep herd's place, and returns via Eml grant creek. The number of families which would be served on this route is 125, and the number of people 498, and one postoffice, Baron, would he discontinued. Fort Klamath Melhase Bros., of Fort Klamath weighed 184 head of beef cattle last week at the Mitchell ranch and delivered them to Georgo Kobibagen of Koseburg. The average weight was 1252 pounds, from which was deducted four per cent, making the selling weight 1201 pounds. The price paid was IV, cents, an average of ?45.03. The total price paid for ail was sg,Z86.so. Wheat Walla Walla, 555Cc: Val ley, nominal; bluestone, 07 Vic per ousnei. Flour Best grades, J2.80f3.40 pro barrel; graham, xz.60. Mlllstuffs Bran, SIC per ton: mid dllngs, S21.60; shorts, (17.50; chop. lie. Oats White, 4445c per bushel: gray, 42043c. Hay Timothy, J1212.50: clover. S709.5O; Oregon wild hay, JC7 per ton. Butter Fancy creamery, 22'4,5c: dairy, 1820c. Eggs Oregon ranch, 1212V&c; per dozen. Poultry Chickens, mixed, 13.50 4; bens, $4.5005; dressed, ll12c per pound; springs. Z44.50 per doz en; ducks, S5G; geese, S5C per dozen. Potatoes 45C0c per sack. Dried fruits Apples, evaporated. 5Gc per pound; sun dried, sacks or boxcs,34c; pears, 89c; prunos- Italian, 57c; sliver, extra choice. 57. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers. $4.75; ewes, $104.50; dressed, G 7c per pound. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $55.25: light, 4.755; dressed, C7c por pound. Veal Large, 77'ac per .pound: small, 89c per pound. Beef Gross, top steers, S4.50 4.75; cows, $404.50; dressed beer, 7 8c per pound. After careful and patient Investi gation the historical commlttco of tho Society of California Pioneers has learned that January 24, 1848, was tho exact dato of tho discovery of gold In California by James W. Marshall. Black walnut canos from a treo on the farm formerly owned by Abraham Lincoln In Harrlstown township, Ma con county, 111., wero' given Aa tho mombors of tho cabinet by tho presi dent to whom thoy had bcon sont from Illinois. form of government to be adopted In rushed for the windows leading to the Philippines. This is in nccoru- j tj10 flro oscnpos. nnd all but lliree 01 ance with the original Instructions, by 1 1, succeeded In gaining tho roof &.r. r'lcklvTs s whenever ordered to do so. The tlnn-1 dors wero raised as quickly as the has come. In the estimation of the network of electric wires over the president, when plans for tho govern-, strt.0t would permit, but before a lad- ment of the Philippines may be suu- (,or cou,(, bo ,,ttctH n pouion the tTmatl'onf'lhe 'ZunXo X ' ;, '"T" ? "fii has yet been received. The commls- In the adjoining roof and reached slon. It is dcclarod. has not received places of safety. Except In tho press any suggestions from Washington, room In the basement there was prac but has been left entirely unham- tcauy no nrt, n,0 building below pered. It may propose any form of h Kq ()no WM f (hc government It thinks fit. . , b . pressroom at tho time the fire started Demand on Sultan of Morocco. except the fireman, who had not boon New York. March 16. A Bpeclal to seen up to a late hour. It took three the World from Washington says: 1 hours of work to drown out the fire. Tho cruiser New York will stop at I ti, ,,. virtim wnru nrfncntl Tangier on way to Manila and j b , httJ , , fc take on board Consul General tuin- mere, who will be conveyed to the , "re oscapes. nearest port to tne Moroccan capital. Iite tonight tho loss wsb estimated The consul general Is to demand that at $150,000, with little Insurance, the sultan settlo the claim of Amerl-' can citizens against his government. The .'ew York will await the return of the consul general. Tho consul general could mako tho trip from Statement Made by Prisoners Lately Tangier on merchant vossels plying Released. In those waters, but It has been the ui.OEMFONTEIN, March 18. Prls- noucy oi tue uumiuiBirauuii iu uu . . . . , . . . L ..n, w a n.vni ,inmnn. oners who have lately been released station In Moroccan waters. "X General Dewet say thoy think ho , Is a madman. Thoy aver that tho ter India's Population Stationary. I rlblo fatigues ho has undergone, his Calcutta, Mnrch 18rComplet ccn-Vnnxlcty and thrvlntenslty of his feel- Ki.7SX5o. .npcrr?nnthof , :r -r' ':!8 mln:A.,,;:rt last decade or 7.000,000. Deducting '"""'" tho population of tho Baluchistan, some of his peculiarities nro that ho Shaustaksat, Chlon hills and Slkklm ' rarely sleeps within tho bounds of his territory, enumerated ror the first camp. He seeks rest outsldo with n time, a net Increase Is shown or only j fow trustC(I fonowor(). Tntl8 tho or. DEWET IS INSANE. 1.4 per cent, which Is due to Improved census methods. Thus, tho population Is for tho first time stationary. Ow ing to two famines, mortality from disease and a great decline In the birth rate, the native states show exces sive declines. A CLA8H IMMINENT. Trouble at Tien Tsin Between British and Russians. TIEN TSIN. March IP,! Tho British and Russians arc disputing over the limits of railway property In the Rus slan concession, and tho guards of tho two nations are In close proximity to each other. The British havo beon strongly reinforced, and trouble Is Im mlncnt unless the Russians retire. dcrllcs of his subonllnnto commanders aro frequently unable to find him to receive ordors. ills secrecy Is ex treme. Ho absolutely Imparts his plans to no one. Dowct repudiates tho poaco negotiations which aro go ing on. Ho declares openly to the men thnt no terms except Independence will satisfy him. A recent uttornnco attributed to htm Is that, after the British, ho hated tuo Transvnalors. Tho whereabouts of iiowet during the last two or throo dnys Is unknown, nor Is It known whether President Steyn Is with him. VICTIM OF LIVE WinE. One Fireman Killed, Three Others Badly Hurt. PITTHIlUIKl. Ph., March 10. tlur ln tho pmKrww of 11 lire today nt tho corner of Duqiiesno Way nnd nx street, one mnii lost IiIn lire and tlirco others were badly nurt. The property km will be fully 260.000, well limurril. The fire broke out In the boiler room of the Hiram W. French Company's lislr felt factory, Just uppoli tm main eiiKwItlon building. Through no mo confusion, no alarm was turned In fur some time, nnd It was fully 20 minutes after tho flro was dUi'ovriil before the engines reached the nnm: From the flt factory the flstm. Jumped across the street, and In 11 very short tlmo tho exposition Imlld lug was burning fiercely. All tho tiro iiion could do was to pri'vcnt tho (lanioH spieadlng. After hard work, this was accomplished, and machinery hall, with Its valuable content., savim). The main building was a coninlitu wieck. Two lumber yards adjoining the felt factory mmii succumbed, (lallagher & Hanker loot 1.000.000 fe-t of lumber. and Henry Honk 3SO.0OO feet of vain, able hardwood. Three small dwell. Ings 11 war the lumbor yard wure de stroyed, but, so far as known, all Uib Inmates escaped. William Miller and hU ft-llow nr,. men wer victims of a live wlrn. Tho Intense heat melted the network of wlreH running In every directum. nii one of them In falling struck a trolley wire, tne inner enn crooning uie brastt rioxzln of the ho htild by Miller ntiii Snyder. Doth men fell aa thoiiKh thoy had been shot. Shocklnr ami Grinith, In going to thu nwcue, wero also caught, and were badly burned. When the prostrate men were rent-lied, Miller was dead, and two of the others unconscious. AMERICAN CONSUL ARRESTED. Imprisoned by Venezuela Without Adequate Cause. POUT OF SPAIN. Trinidad, March 19. News has reached here that thu United States consular agent at liar celona, Venezuela, Ignaclo II. llalz, has been arrested by Venezuelan of ficials and Imprisoned without ade quate cause. This la the second time ho has been treated In this fashion within the last live months, and he will resign unload protected by thu Washington government. It appeara that several suiiih of money have been forced .from him by Venezuelan of ficials under threat of Imprisonment. The protests of Mr. Ilalz to Wash ington scorn to have met with no re sponse tluiB far. Three month it ago Mr. I.oomlB, tho United States minis tor at Caracas, made a domnnd upon tho Venezuelan government for au apology for thu first outrage, but this communication was qulto Ignored. Warships In Venezuelan Waters. Port of Spain, Island of Trinidad (via Haytlen cable), March 18. Tho German second-class crulBer VIneta Is reported to bo making further Invcs tlgatlon In regard to the matters In connection with tho Island of Mar- guerlta. The Italian thlrd-cIasB cruiser Dogall Is here watching Venezuelan affairs and Is ready to Btart at once to protect Italian Interests In Vono zuela If necessary. The United States cruiser Scorpion has arrived here. Fire In Washington Hotel. Washington, March 18. At 3:53 A M. today, oloctrlc light wires started a flro In tho Merchants hotel, 485 Pennsylvania avonuo, which spread rapidly, causing panic among the guests, several of whom Jumped from tho window. L. F. Henry, 48 years old. was killed. The Injured aro Stephen Collins, proprietor of tho ho tel; W. B. Catehings, of Kentucky: John Scanlon, and W. B. Kctchum, of Connecticut. Library for St. Louis, St. Louis, March 18. Androw Cnrno- glo has offered to donate $1,000,000 ror a now puniic library in St. Louis. Tho offor is similar to many othors which Mr. Carncglo has made to cities throughout tho United States and abroad. Simplicity, There Is still now nnd then a man slmplo enough to go gunning for an offico without a barrel. Detroit Journal. ' British General Hesitates. Pokln, March 18. Tho Russians nt Tien Tsin took possession of tho rail way siding, and armod sontrlos aro now guarding It. Genoral Barrow, second In command of tho British forces, hesitates to act, apparently In tho absonco of Gonornl Gasolco, fool ing sure that bloodshed Would onsuo. Ho had a long consultation today with Sir Ernost Satow. Tho Russians nrn Jubilant. Tho Amorlcan military lino has bcon sold to a prlvato company. AFTER HIGH DAWSON OFFICIAL. Governor Will Charge Him With Crlm Inel Libel. SEATTLE, Wash.. March 18. Gov. ornor Ogllvlo, at a meeting of tho Yu kon council, llarch 6, announced that ho had boon Informed that ut a rocont banquet an official In a high position had declared that tho govornor and D. Mathcson, a contractor, had worked together In carrying out a gigantic swindle. Tho governor said that ho would collect ovldenco and charge tho official with crimlnnl libel. Anothor chargo was mado nt tho pmu luuuui meeting, tiio ontlro council was charged with blackmail by a Mrs. McConncll, who conducts a hotel at Dawson. Sho says that tho council and Mr. Mathcson connived to gethor to ruin her business, out or a un iur pursonai gain. Gold Com missioner Sonklor has filed a libel suit against Mrs. McConncll. Tho charges havo Btlrrod up a great excitement In Decision on Eight-Hour Law. Tacoma, Wash., March 18. In tho superior court today Jiidgo W II Spell decided tho state law making olght hours a day's work for all " employed 1 Pbl0 works applied on y to mon omployod by tho day, and not to men working by the moiith or your A Dangerous Complaint. If you toll a woman sl.n fa sho may thank you. Toll hor alio id protty, and sho will love von.pi,in. go TlmoB-Horald. Troops Sail for Manila. San Francisco. Mm-M, 10 m.. transport Indiana Ballod for Mani a toy- Sho boa on board tho Two ty olghth Infantry. Maine vontLV : mandlng and company I), Tenth . rantry, Lieutenant 0. N Jones com mandlng. Tho Bquadron of tho F?fUi cavalry arrived today from Fort Myor, Vn. Thoy will u,,n ti l " . on tho Moado tomorrow. Tho Jul ron h made up of troops J, K, I? and M, In commund of Colmni'w a . V , 4l Rafforty. STATE OF 8IEGE PROCLAIMED. Result of Russian Riots Promoted by Students. ST. PETEItSIlUrtO, March 19. In consequence of tho riotous disturb ances following tho demonstrations promoted by university students tho government haa proclaimed u utato of slego at Odessa, Klcff and Kharkoff. It Is reliably reported here that a student died at Kharkoff from Injurli-H sustained In tho disorders of March 4 In that city. Eight hundred stu dents of tho University or St. Peters burg, virtually all remaining here, mot last Friday nnd rosolvod not to at tend further Iccturos. Tho pollcu subsequently arrested 16. Four hun dred students of tho tochnologlral school entorcd tho courtyard of tho Institution to hold a meeting, nnd tho pollco Inscribed their names. Tho mining academy is already entirely cloned. It Is roportcd that Count Tolstoi, who over slnco his excommunication has been loudly cheered whonovcr ho haa made his appearance, Is taking an nctlvo part In tho disturbances at Moscow, whoro tho Bltuatlon Is com plicated by a strike of tho operatives of sovernl largo factories. Explosion on Ship. Now York, March 19. Tho steam ship Now York reached hor dock at 10 o'clock tonight, after a passago In which nn explosion or an ammonia tank caused loss or llfo and much daningo to tho vossol. Her abaft was alfco broken. As a result of tho ox plosion, 15 men woro ovorcomo by the funiCB of ammonia on Thursday last, and sorlously prostrated, two deaths following. Uoth vlctlma wero burled nt Boa. Several others woro conflnod to tho ship's hospital for so mo tlmo, nnd ono was still In tho hospital when tno snip docked. Trial of Alleged Rebels Begun. Constantinople, March 19. It Is of ficially announced horo that tho trial begun ut Salonlcn. March 11. of 19 Bulgarians, accused of belonging to tho revolutionary commlttco nt Soda and fomenting disorder In Salonlcn, Aioiiastir and Kossovo. Nine New Cases of Bubonic Plague. Capo Town, March 19. Nino now cases of bubonic plaguo havo bcon of ficially reported In Capo Town during tho last 48 hours. Six of theso woro colorod persons, and throo Europoona. Reward for Rescue of Explorers. Vonlco, Mnrch 19. Tho municipal court, of Vonlco, oft or a a prlzo of 20,000 llro to anti-Italian or forolgit nnvlgntors who may roscuo Count Franco Qulrlnl and tho Norwegian Bailor who, dlaappoarod rrom tho ex ploring party or tho Duko or Abruzzl during his Arctlo oxpodltlon In tho Btolla Polaro. A reward at 6,000 llro lu offored to any ono who rurnlshos doflnlto nowB aa to tho fato or tho missing mon.